It doesn't take long for hot cars to become dangerous for kids

WISN 12 News reporter Hillary Mintz shows how fast your car can heat up and how dangerous it can be for children.

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Updated: 8:49 PM CDT Jul 18, 2013

It doesn't take long for hot cars to become dangerous for kids

WISN 12 News reporter Hillary Mintz shows how fast your car can heat up and how dangerous it can be for children.

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WEBVTT IT TAKES MERE MINUTES FOR YOUR CAR TO HEAT UP TO DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES. AND IF KIDS ARE LEFT INSIDE, THE SITUATION CAN TURN DEADLY. IT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED TO SEVERAL CHILDREN ACROSS THE COUNTRY. PARENTS MIGHT NOT REALIZE THEIR CHILDREN ARE DANGEROUSLY HOT--- BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY DON'T SHOW THE TYPICAL SYMPTOMS. THEY MAY NOT BE SWEATING LIKE ADULTS WOULD. THEY MAY JUST BE CONFUSED OR QUITIER THAT USUAL THEY MAY JUST NOT BE ACTING THEIR NORMAL SELF. WISN 12 NEWS REPORTER HILLARY MINTZ PUT THE HEAT TO THE TEST TO SHOW YOU THE RISKS OF HOT CARS AND CHILDREN. 30-35 51-54 LIFE CAN BE BUSY.... THROW KIDS INTO THE MIX AND PARENTS KYLE WAM HAVE THEIR HANDSFULL. BUT DAD SAYS WHEN HE RUNS ERRANDS, HIS TWO YEAR ALWAYS COMES WITH ESPECIALLY IN THIS DANGEROUS HEAT. CLIP 7947 KYLE WAM THERE'S NO REASON TO LEAVE HIM IN THE CAR, HE'S NOT THAT BIG OF A TROUBLE BUT ERIN DONALDSON WITH WHEATON FRANSICAN'S "SAFE KIDS PROGRAM" SAYS ACCIDENTS HAPPEN, AND IF BABIES OR YOUNG CHILDREN ARE LEFT IN A CAR, HEAT STROKE CAN SET IN QUICK. ERIN DONALDSON THE TEMPERATURES IN THE CARS CAN RAISE 19 DEGREES PER TEN MINUTES SO EVEN IF YOU HAVE A 70 DEGREE DAY, IN TEN MINUTES IN THE SUN, IT CAN TRULY REACH 90 DEGREES SO HERE'S OUR EXPERIMENT.... ....THE AIR'S BEEN ON IN THIS SUV, IT'S A COMFORTABLE 71 DEGREES. CLIP 7905 TURNING CAR OFF -NOW THE CAR'S OFF, WE SET THE SENSOR IN THE CAR SEAT AND START THE TIMER. CLIP 7914 AT 15 MINUTES THE TEMP INSIDE THE CAR IS NOW THE SAME AS IT IS OUTSIDE 89 DEGREES CLIP 7919 AT JUST OVER 20 MINUTES IT'S NOT HOTTER INSIDE THE CAR THAN IT IS OUTSIDE CLIP 7931 NATS-OPENING CAR DOOR PART 3- IT'S NOT BEEN ABOUT 35 MINUTES AND IT'S 100 DEGREES INSIDE THIS CAR IMAGINE IF TWO KIDS WERE IN THESE CAR SEATS THIS WHOLE TIME BARB RIBEAU SAYS HER GRANDAUGHTER'S SAFETY IS ALWAYS TOP PRIORITY. IT'S TOO HOT IN THERE37 NEVER, NEVER WOULD I LEAVE THEM IN THE CAR ALONE A LESSON SHE'D NEVER WANT TO LEARN THE HARD WAY. IN WAUWATOSA, HILLARY MINTZ WISN 12 NEWS. WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE SAYS SINCE 2005... SEVEN KIDS IN WISCONSIN HAVE DIED FROM BEING LEFT IN A

It doesn't take long for hot cars to become dangerous for kids

WISN 12 News reporter Hillary Mintz shows how fast your car can heat up and how dangerous it can be for children.